How to Make a Rube Goldberg Machine

Category: STEM/STEAM

Author Michelle Hollander

Description A quick guide on how to make your vey own Rube Goldberg Machine. 

Educational Standards that this lesson meets:
Next Generation Science Standards
 -3-5-ETS1-1
 -3-5-ETS1-2
 -3-5-ETS1-3
 -MS-ETS1-1
 -MS-ETS1-2
 -MS-ETS1-3
 -MS-ETS1-4
 -HS-ETS1-1
 -MS-PS2-1
 -MS-PS2-2
 -HS-PS2-1
 -HS-PS2-2
 -4-PS3-1
 -4-PS3-2
 -4-PS3-3
 -MS-PS3-1
 -MS-PS3-5
 -HS-PS3-1
 -HS-PS3-3

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How to Make a Rube Goldberg Machine

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How to "Rube" at Home

In this session, participants will learn how to create Rube Goldberg machines at home – or with items commonly found around the house. Joined by Jennifer George, we will preview the upcoming book: “25 Rube Goldberg Machines You Can Build at Home.” Guest speakers include Zach Umperovitch (builder), Tori Cameron (author).